The effect of dietary crude protein and phosphorus on grass-fed dairy cow production, nutrient status, and milk heat stability

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 517-531

  Reid, M ^a,b   O'Donovan, M ^a   Elliott, C T ^b   Bailey, J S ^c   Watson, C J ^c   Lalor, S T J ^d   Corrigan, B ^e   Fenelon, M A ^e   Lewis, E ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^e TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Milk heat stability; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHOSPHATE INTAKE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS, DIETARY;

EID: 84918803477     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8437     Document Type: Article

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